Card rack



Nov. 24, 1942,

H. E. HOBBY Y CARD 'RACK Fileduarch 4., 1942 H. E. HOBBY Nov. 24, 194.9..V

CARD RACK Filed March 4, 1942 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 ll/l lill/111111111111lll/11111111 'lllllllllllllllllllllill/111111111111 Patented Nov. 24, 1942 enrico stares agregar orgies CARD RACK Harold E. Hobby, Gardner, Mass., assignor to Simplex Time Recorder Co., Gardner, Mass., a corporation of Massachusetts Application March 4, 1942, Serial N0. 433,403

4 Claims.

To the accomplishment of this object, I provide a removable unitary frame-work or grill on which a plurality of partition members may be conveniently assembled before the frame-work is inserted in the card rack casing.

My invention further relates to arrangements and combinations of parts which will be hereinafter described and more particularly pointed out in the appended claims.

A preferred form of the invention is shown in the drawings, in which Fig. 1 is a partial front elevation of my improved card rack;

Fig. 2 is a sectional side elevation, taken along the line 2-2 in Fig. l;

Fig. 3 is an enlarged sectional plan View, taken i along the line 3-3 in Fig. 1;

Fig. 4 is an enlarged partial front elevation of certain parts, looking in the direction of the arrow 4 in Fig. 3; and

Fig. 5 is a partial detail sectional'side elevation, taken along the line 5-5 in Fig. 3.

Referring to the drawings, my improved card rack comprises a casing C having a back IU, side portions II, an upper end member I4 forming a permanently attached part of the casing, and a lower end member I5 which fits snugly over the lower end of the casing but which may be removed when desired. Brackets I6 may be attached to the end members I4 and I5 for securing the card rack to a wall or other supporting structure.

The side members II have their front edges bent successively inward and backward as indicated at I8 and I9 in Fig. 3, and the flanges I9 coact with inner guide members 20 to provide longitudinal slots or guideways 22 (Fig. 5) for purposes to be described.

The rear portions of the guide members 20 are welded or otherwise secured to vthe inner faces of the side members I I and the front portions are offset and spaced from the side members II, as clearly shown in Fig. 3.

My improved card rack also comprises a removable framework or grill G comprising longi- TTS cross rods 3l, welded or otherwise secured to the side rods 33 and thereby held in parallel spaced relation.

Partition members 33, preferably formed of sheet metal, have their upper ends permanently secured to the cross rods 3I by bending or rolling the ends of the partition members closely around the cross rods, as indicated at 34 in Figs. 2, 3 and 4.

The partition members 33 may be provided with the usual depressed portions 36 to receive lnumber strips or other data, and are also bent forward at their lower ends as indicated at 31 in Fig. 2 to provide bottoms for the card pockets 38. The lowermost partition 33a (Fig. 2) may be more sharply bent as indicated at 39 for seating against an upwardly bent lug 40 pressed forward from the casing back I0.

In producing my improved card rack, the casing C and grill G are rst separately manufactured, after which the partitions 33 are permanently assembled on the cross rods 3l of the grill G as shown in Fig. 4 and as above described. The gril] G is then inserted in the casing C by sliding the cross rods 3I along the slots 22 and with the side rods 33 disposed outside of the tudinal side rods 30 (Fig. 4) and a plurality of 55 flanges I9 at the front of the casing.

This assembled unitary structure is pushed into the casing until the lower end 39 (Fig. 2) of the front partition 33a clears the lug 40. 'I'he grill work and partitions will then be reversely moved downward suiciently to seat the part 39 against the lug 4U, .as indicated in Fig. 2, thus accurately positioning the grill and partitions vertically with l, respect to the casing. The lower end member I5 is then placed on the casing, thus completing the assembly of the card rack.

My improved construction thus provides a firm, rigid and satisfactory cardl rack, while at the same time avoiding expensive machine operations. It is also a substantial advantage to be able to assemble the partitions 33 with the grill G before these parts are inserted in the casing.

Having thus described my invention and the advantages thereof, I do not wish to be limited to the details herein disclosed, otherwise than as set forth in the claims, but what I claim is:

1. In a card rack, a casing having one open end and having parallel longitudinal guideways, a grill comprising longitudinal side rods and a plurality of cross rods permanently secured to said side rods in parallel spaced relation, and a plurality of partition members, one of which is permanently secured to each cross rod, said grill and said partition members forming an assemnently secured to said side rods in parallel spacedv relation, and a plurality of partition members, one of which is permanently secured to each cross rod, said grill and said partition members forming an assembled structure slidable in said slots and insertable and removable as a unit through the open end of said casing.

3. In a card rack, a casing having one open end and having its sides bent successively inward and rearward to provide longitudinal flanges spaced from the side walls of said casing, inner guide members secured to said casing walls and oiset at one edge therefrom to coact with said flanges but spaced therefrom to provide longitudinal guide slots, and an assembled structure providing a plurality of card pockets and insertable and removable as a unit through the open end of said easing and having portions guided in said guide slots.

4. In a card rack, a casing having one open end and having its sides bent successively inward and rearward to provide longitudinal flanges spaced from the side walls of said casing, inner guide members secured to said casing Walls and offset at one edge therefrom to coact with said flanges but spaced therefrom to provide longitudinal guide slots, an assembled structure providing a plurality of card pockets and insertable and removable asa unit through the open end of said casing and having portions guided in said guide slots, and means to hold said structure in a predetermined longitudinal position in said casing.

HAROLD E. HOBBY. 

